Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 691
Trade Unions: Ballots
Tabled: 18 July 2024
Answered: 24 July 2024
Question
Gareth Bacon
Conservative — Orpington
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to allow workplace voting for trade union ballots; and whether he plans to introduce changes to secret trade union ballots.
Answer
Justin MaddersThe Government is committed to introduce modern, secure, electronic balloting and workplace balloting for trade union ballots. In doing so, we will ensure that the secrecy of the ballot is maintained.